The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.

Recent immigration policies of the Trump administration affect American citizens sponsoring family members and employers seeking workers as the economy has slowed down.

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order on Tuesday to create the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Cabinet, an advisory group tasked with evaluating AI risks and recommending safety …

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Trump’s war on the free press is continuing.

Some states deliver meals to Medicaid patients that address their dietary needs. Evidence shows it aids recovery and saves healthcare costs, but federal budget cuts may lead some states to cancel it.

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I learned late this afternoon that, in addition to being Dolly Parton Day, today is National Lobster Day, honoring the cultural and economic history of the lobster industry.

Alabama taxes people based largely on how important the state government views them. And that makes life in this state more expensive.

Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.

A disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law.

Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.

It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.

Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.

Top senators on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees argue the invitation legitimizes the Russian assault on Ukraine.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

A first-of-its-kind ProPublica analysis found that children who entered the U.S. by themselves are being detained and removed at about three times the rate they were during the final years of the firs...

Israeli PM attacks critics and calls New York mayor Zohran Mamdani ‘antisemitic’ in inflammatory address

After a hearing yesterday about Trump’s Friday ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House campus, very early this morning—I was still awake writing yesterday’s letter—U.S.

A required consultation process with local preservationists is being terminated, a Trump appointee said Thursday.

States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least,